Embolded by a post by Simon of Stuck in a Book, who wrote about some books he received from publishers, I requested books from three of my favorite reprint publishers: Poisoned Pen Press, which publishes the British Library Crime Classics; Dean Street Press, which publishes Furrowed Middlebrow; and Persephone Press. I received positive responses from all of them with promises to send some of their new books. I had a few contacts with publishers before I retired, but I lost those contacts when I moved and had occasionally been requesting eBooks from Netgalley. But I really don’t like reading books online.
Yesterday, I received my first shipment, four British Library Crime Classics! I can’t wait to dig in, which I will do after I finish the current nonfiction book I’m reading about the medieval English queens. The books are Murder in the Mill-Race by E. C. R. Lorac, Death Has Deep Roots by Michael Gilbert, and two volumes of mystery short stories: Deep Waters and The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories.
What? Me Read? 
Publishers love to send out books! If you can find a contact or even just a general information on their website a lot will send them to you. 😀 Some I never hear back from, but I don’t take it personally, and some send me stuff even when I don’t ask and I’m like uhhhh pass on that one.
Yes, that’s what I’m finding out!
Just make sure you include all the information you can in that first email, your distribution, your focus, AND your address. If they have to come back to you for more information it increases the odds they’ll say no or won’t respond.
Good tip!
Excellent ;D